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Kangda International Environmental Co (HKSE:06136) Beneish M-Score : -2.46 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is Kangda International Environmental Co Beneish M-Score?

The zones of discrimination for M-Score is as such:

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.46 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Kangda International Environmental Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:06136' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.5   Med: -2.37   Max: -1.83
Current: -2.46

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Kangda International Environmental Co was -1.83. The lowest was -2.50. And the median was -2.37.


Kangda International Environmental Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kangda International Environmental Co's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Kangda International Environmental Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Kangda International Environmental Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.37 -2.07 -2.39 -2.50 -2.46

Kangda International Environmental Co Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.39 - -2.50 - -2.46

Competitive Comparison of Kangda International Environmental Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Kangda International Environmental Co's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Kangda International Environmental Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Kangda International Environmental Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Kangda International Environmental Co Beneish M-Score Calculation

The M-score was created by Professor Messod Beneish. Instead of measuring the bankruptcy risk (Altman Z-Score) or business trend (Piotroski F-Score), M-score can be used to detect the risk of earnings manipulation. This is the original research paper on M-score.

The M-Score Variables:

The M-score of Kangda International Environmental Co for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

M=-4.84+0.92 * DSRI+0.528 * GMI+0.404 * AQI+0.892 * SGI+0.115 * DEPI
=-4.84+0.92 * 1.4551+0.528 * 0.9022+0.404 * 0.9627+0.892 * 0.7495+0.115 * 0.9329
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3498+4.679 * -0.008746-0.327 * 0.9935
=-2.46

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

This Year (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was HK$6,420 Mil.
Revenue was HK$2,424 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,177 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$7,231 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$21,030 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$61 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$104 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$311 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$6,313 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$7,017 Mil.
Net Income was HK$136 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$320 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$5,887 Mil.
Revenue was HK$3,235 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,417 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$6,740 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$21,179 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$67 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$96 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$307 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$6,096 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$7,417 Mil.




1. DSRI = Days Sales in Receivables Index

Measured as the ratio of Revenue in Total Receivables in year t to year t-1.

A large increase in DSR could be indicative of revenue inflation.

DSRI=(Receivables_t / Revenue_t) / (Receivables_t-1 / Revenue_t-1)
=(6419.672 / 2424.231) / (5886.56 / 3234.664)
=2.648127 / 1.819837
=1.4551

2. GMI = Gross Margin Index

Measured as the ratio of gross margin in year t-1 to gross margin in year t.

Gross margin has deteriorated when this index is above 1. A firm with poorer prospects is more likely to manipulate earnings.

GMI=GrossMargin_t-1 / GrossMargin_t
=(GrossProfit_t-1 / Revenue_t-1) / (GrossProfit_t / Revenue_t)
=(1416.717 / 3234.664) / (1176.9 / 2424.231)
=0.43798 / 0.485474
=0.9022

3. AQI = Asset Quality Index

AQI is the ratio of asset quality in year t to year t-1.

Asset quality is measured as the ratio of non-current assets other than Property, Plant and Equipment to Total Assets.

AQI=(1 - (CurrentAssets_t + PPE_t) / TotalAssets_t) / (1 - (CurrentAssets_t-1 + PPE_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=(1 - (7231.44 + 60.884) / 21030.483) / (1 - (6739.759 + 67.495) / 21179.332)
=0.65325 / 0.67859
=0.9627

4. SGI = Sales Growth Index

Ratio of Revenue in year t to sales in year t-1.

Sales growth is not itself a measure of manipulation. However, growth companies are likely to find themselves under pressure to manipulate in order to keep up appearances.

SGI=Sales_t / Sales_t-1
=Revenue_t / Revenue_t-1
=2424.231 / 3234.664
=0.7495

5. DEPI = Depreciation Index

Measured as the ratio of the rate of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization in year t-1 to the corresponding rate in year t.

DEPI greater than 1 indicates that assets are being depreciated at a slower rate. This suggests that the firm might be revising useful asset life assumptions upwards, or adopting a new method that is income friendly.

DEPI=(Depreciation_t-1 / (Depreciaton_t-1 + PPE_t-1)) / (Depreciation_t / (Depreciaton_t + PPE_t))
=(96.145 / (96.145 + 67.495)) / (103.585 / (103.585 + 60.884))
=0.58754 / 0.629815
=0.9329

Note: If the Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization data is not available, we assume that the depreciation rate is constant and set the Depreciation Index to 1.

6. SGAI = Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index

The ratio of Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) to Sales in year t relative to year t-1.

SGA expenses index > 1 means that the company is becoming less efficient in generate sales.

SGAI=(SGA_t / Sales_t) / (SGA_t-1 /Sales_t-1)
=(310.725 / 2424.231) / (307.165 / 3234.664)
=0.128175 / 0.09496
=1.3498

7. LVGI = Leverage Index

The ratio of total debt to Total Assets in year t relative to yeat t-1.

An LVGI > 1 indicates an increase in leverage

LVGI=((LTD_t + CurrentLiabilities_t) / TotalAssets_t) / ((LTD_t-1 + CurrentLiabilities_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=((7017.204 + 6312.689) / 21030.483) / ((7417.228 + 6095.519) / 21179.332)
=0.633837 / 0.638016
=0.9935

8. TATA = Total Accruals to Total Assets

Total accruals calculated as the change in working capital accounts other than cash less depreciation.

TATA=(IncomefromContinuingOperations_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(NetIncome_t - NonOperatingIncome_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(136.452 - 0 - 320.392) / 21030.483
=-0.008746

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator. An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Kangda International Environmental Co has a M-score of -2.46 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Kangda International Environmental Co (HKSE:06136) Business Description

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Address
No. 72, Avenue of Stars, High-Tech Park, North New Zone, Chongqing, CHN
Kangda International Environmental Co Ltd provides water and waste treatment, new energy development, and environmental protection equipment. The company has three reportable segments namely Urban Water Treatment, Water Environment Comprehensive Remediation and Rural Water Improvement. It generates maximum revenue from the Urban Water Treatment segment. Geographically, it derives revenue from Mainland China. It serves various sectors of the water industry such as integrated watershed management, sponge cities, reclaimed water, sludge, heat pump, and photovoltaic.
Executives
Bpea Eqt Holdings Ab 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Eqt Ab 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Salata Jean Eric 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Zhao Juanxian (alias, Junxian) 2401 A concert party to an agreement to buy shares
Zhao Sizhen 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Kangda Holdings Company Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
China Water Affairs Group Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Sharp Profit Investments Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Baring Private Equity Asia Gp V Limited
Baring Private Equity Asia Gp V, L.p.
Baring Private Equity Asia V Holding (5) Limited
The Baring Asia Private Equity Fund V, L.p.

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